"Men are not hanged for stealing horses, but that horses may not be stolen."

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Source : c.1687 Political Thoughts and Reflections,'Of Punishment'.

George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax

#Horse Quotes #Men Quotes #May Quotes

“The combination of hatred and technology is the greatest danger threatening mankind.”
“Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more, no more, no more, no more. Hit the road Jack, don'tcha come back no more.”
“If I serve you in hopes of Paradise, deny me Paradise.If I serve thee in fear of hell, condemn me to hell.But if I love thee for love of thyself,then grant me thyself.”
“Ever since the world ended, I don't go out as much”

Source : "Mose Allison obituary" by John Fordham, www.theguardian.com. November 16, 2016.
“Why could we say more to each other when it counted less?”

Source : Laura Dave (2007). “London Is the Best City in America”, p.162, Penguin
“Our life is managed from behind the scenes: we are actors in dramas that we cannot interpret. Of almost no decisive event can we say: this was our own choosing. We happen upon careers, necessity pushing, blind inclination pulling. If we stop to think we are amazed that we should be what we are.”
“There is nothing in words and styles out suitableness that makes them acceptable and effective.”
“CEOs resign when the internal dynamics of the company and the external dynamics of the company actually come together to say it is appropriate. When the internal dynamics ask you whether you have a replacement. I think the transition from CEOships have also become cartoonish.”

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